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Apart from the numerous torpedo shaped belemnites which sit proudly fused into the shale or mingle freely with the beds of pebbles there is an interesting wreck about half way along the route. It is the barnacled and mussel crusted remains of the concrete ship “Creteblockâ€, originally 125 ft long and 27.5 ft in the beam but now in several pieces. She was one of a series of concrete support vessels the government ordered during the Great War. She never saw service being completed too late in 1920, in Essex.Smiths Dock on the Tees bought her and used her as a tug until 1935 when she was brought to Whitby where she became a hulk until 1947 when she was taken out to be scuttled in deep water. Something went wrong with this plan because as you can see she ended her days on the Scars. "Reply With Quote
The CreteblockWalk along the cliff path east of Whitby and at all but the highest of tides you can look down on the wreck of the ‘Creteblock’. Walk along the shore at low tide and the remains can be examined at first hand. Totally encrusted with barnacles, limpets and mussels it is not immediately obvious that here lies the remains of a vessel made from – concrete! Hence the name.
Topic: Any Info On Crete Block between Whitby and Saltwick ?? (Read 3489 times)
